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> It's THE site when you want to reach well-known people. Not since Musk bought it, most of them are fleeing the platform.
by wootland 3y ago
> It's THE site when you want to reach well-known people.
Not since Musk bought it, most of them are fleeing the platform.
- sebzim4500 3y agoIs there evidence that more than e.g. 5% of users have left the platform in response to the acquisition?
- wootland 3y agoYes, the massive growth of Mastodon and Bluesky. This last move of prioritizing blue checkmarks seems like it was the final nail in the coffin, the site has become completely unusable.
- suddenclarity 3y agoMastodon user activity is down from 2.3 to 1.3 million MAU and have been dropping for fourth months straight. I think you're overestimating the size of the "massive growth". https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/stats https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/stats
- wootland 3y agoThat's pretty extreme growth, with a lot of influencer/power user types too. Now with Bluesky and people just abandoning social media altogether, a Twitter implosion seems all but certain.